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Sarah Jessica Parker in the "Slammer"
POSTED ON 01/13/06 AT 9:00 P.M.
BY ETHAN AAMES

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Sarah Jessica Parker will star in "Slammer" for director Todd Graff and Revolution Studios. "Hairspray's" Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman will compose the songs and score for the musical-comedy. Sara Goodman penned the script, based on a story by Tim Metcalfe and John Slotnick.

The story centers on publicist Maggie Ray (Parker), who is framed for theft and shipped to Sing Sing Prison in New York. In an attempt to polish the prison's image, she produces an inmate-led musical that could save her career.